Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber during a short break in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

National Political News with Congressman Jeffries

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 29, 2020

Congress is hammering out the details of COVID Relief/Stimulus 4.0. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D NY-8th, Brooklyn and Queens) updates us on those talks, the meatpackers who could strike over a Trump order to keep working, and the latest national political news.

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